Deuteronomy 32:47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” Everyone of us has known someone whose words just couldn’t be trusted. The lies that they spew form a highway paved with selfish evasions and obfuscations.Continue reading “Deuteronomy 32:47 Life!”
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Deuteronomy 28:65-66 Shielded
Deuteronomy 28:65-66 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. 66 You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life. ThereContinue reading “Deuteronomy 28:65-66 Shielded”
Deuteronomy 27:9
Deuteronomy 27:9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the LORD your God. I enjoy citizenship ceremonies. Something happens in a moment that transforms the identity of an individual. One moment they are not a citizen and the next theyContinue reading “Deuteronomy 27:9”
Deuteronomy 24:6 Debt Management
Deuteronomy 24:6 Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security. There is one job I would not want in this world: debt collector! Having to go and reclaim property that a person has begun to pay on, butContinue reading “Deuteronomy 24:6 Debt Management”
Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith
Deuteronomy 20:3-4He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. 4 For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Serving in theContinue reading “Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith”
Deuteronomy 18:15 Spokesperson
Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. One of the consisted themes of the Hebrew Scriptures is this: there are singular human beings that he LORD uses to accomplish His purposes. The storyline is aboutContinue reading “Deuteronomy 18:15 Spokesperson”
Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone
Deuteronomy 15:20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. If there is one thing that most people hate it is a system of justice that isn’t just. And there are cries on all sides of this issue in the public square.Continue reading “Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone”
Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place
Deuteronomy 12:4-5 You must not worship the LORD your God in their way. 5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; The old real estate adage “Location, location, location” is stillContinue reading “Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place”
Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head
Deuteronomy 9:5 5 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Continue reading “Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head”
Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In
Deuteronomy 6:23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. All of life is about movement. The blood coursing through our veins and arteries is moving, always pulsing forward. When it stops, we stop. Economies move forward or backward. WholeContinue reading “Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In”
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